as far as possible
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2.7
- idiom
:
en la medida de lo posible
- So often our hope is that all of our entrepreneurs go as far as possible with the business without selling.
- as far as possible, ensure
- avoid danger as far as possible
So often our hope is that all of our entrepreneurs go as far as possible with the business without selling.
- So often our hope is that all of our entrepreneurs go as far as possible with the business without selling.
- The contrary view is that your identity should as far as possible be self-made, that you should, it should be what you have chosen to be.
- I got to make sure I keep my opinions as far as possible out of the way, except for when I'm forming my opinions based on my reporting and the facts.
- Now, there will be some who will take it as far as possible.
- But we just get far from this coast and then trying to get as far as possible inside the ocean and core.
Examples
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Believe me, we'll keep him out of this as far as possible.
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Get away from the mainland, as far as possible.
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You must go as far as possible.
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Maybe just fly north or south, as far as possible, and then land?
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But I need to get away from here as far as possible.
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So I suggest you all sit down and as far as possible, relax.
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Accept what they say, as far as possible.
Academic text (2012) -
Indeed, the United States and the EU share an interest in moving as far as possible toward global free trade.
Academic text (1999) -
That's why I wanna go as far as possible from here.
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You must go as far as possible.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Completely, with nothing left out
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1.4
As far as you can
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7.7
As much as possible
3
6.2
As much as possible
To do something as well as you can given the situation
How Much
∞
1.0
8
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to the extent that is feasible' is directly derivable from the components: 'as ... as' marks degree/extent, 'far' signals a large degree, and 'possible' limits that extent to what can be done. This is a regular compositional comparative pattern found across many languages (e.g. Spanish 'en la medida de lo posible'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
As far as possible paints a simple picture: you move toward a goal and go as far as you can, until it is no longer possible. So, it means 'as much as can be done'.